// Copyright 2026 Alibaba Group // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. // You may obtain a copy of the License at // // http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 // // Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software // distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, // WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and // limitations under the License. //go:build !windows package process import ( "errors" "syscall" ) var killProcess = syscall.Kill // Alive reports whether a process with the given PID is currently running. // Returns false for non-positive PIDs without performing any syscall. // // On Unix this uses signal 0 (syscall.Kill(pid, 0)), which performs the // normal permission/existence check without delivering a signal: // - nil error → process exists and we have permission // - syscall.EPERM → process exists but owned by another user // (still counts as alive for our purpose) // - syscall.ESRCH → no such process // // Any other error is treated as "alive" defensively, so we never steal a // lock based on an ambiguous syscall failure. func Alive(pid int) bool { if pid <= 0 { return false } err := killProcess(pid, 0) if err == nil { return true } if errors.Is(err, syscall.EPERM) { // Process exists, we just can't signal it. return true } if errors.Is(err, syscall.ESRCH) { return false } // Unknown error: be conservative, treat as alive. return true }